CHAPTER 10

　　ELIJAH'S POV:-

　　It was raining outside. For some reason, my wolf, Dean, was not talking to me at all. He was pretty mad at me ever since I was not able to find her. It had already been a month. The full moon was getting closer. I was sure that she would soon be turning into a werewolf. Although there was a fact that she would have died or murdered, as she was bitten. Anyone would have thought that the wild wolf might have bitten her. For some reason, I was the one who bit her. No matter how I tried to find any sort of justification, I couldn't find any. I actually bit her for no reason at all. And I crossed a boundary that I had set myself.

　　I was not even sure why I was wandering around, looking for her. The fact that I bit someone without their consent and was searching for her after everything I did. I had no idea how I was going to explain to my pack why I was looking for her all this long. I didn't tell anyone anything. But I was sure that some of them might have figured out by now that I was searching for something. I couldn't understand why I was looking for her in the first place. After all, I was the one who threw her behind the trees. So no one would find out the mistake I had made. If it was actually a mistake.

　　For some reason, I felt like everything I did that night was not any mistake at all. I did it on purpose. And I bit her on my own free will. I was not forced to bite her. Even the circumstances were in my favour. I would have saved her life without biting her or getting her bitten by that wild wolf. I actually waited until I saw him closer to her. My subconscious hasn't let me breathe freely since that night. My wolf was also constantly nagging me. It started to feel like I might have committed an unforgivable sin. And there was no way I could be forgiven after that. And yet, my ego didn't let me confess the crime I had committed.

　　I stopped again. I turned around, sighing in defeat. I looked up at the sky that was filled with the dark clouds. It started raining about an hour ago. The rain was too heavy that night. The last hope for me to find her also washed away. The scent of the rain was one of the few things that could wash or hide any scents from the noses of the wolves or werewolves. "It had to rain just now. Seriously! What perfect timing. I can't believe this. If only it was not raining tonight, I might have ended up finding her. I was so close. But this rainy weather ruined everything." I spoke while gritting my teeth. I closed my eyes and let the rain water pour on my face.

　　I was completely drenched with rain. It was my defeat. There was no other way. It was the last time I came looking for her. There was nothing else left. I turned around and started walking towards the entrance of the cemetery. My car was parked in front of the cemetery. I hopped into my car and quickly drove off. As every single night throughout the whole month, I was angry while I was returning home. I parked my car in the parking lot and went towards the only elevator that could take me to the penthouse, where I lived. I was the only one who could use that elevator. I punched the only button on the board to get home.

　　I was tired. No! I was exhausted after that single defeat in my life. It squeezed my ego, my strength and my will out of me. The elevator door opened and I was welcomed by two stupid smirking faces. Kevin and Nichole. "What the fuck are you two still doing here? Everyone went back to their homes. Why are you both here?" I asked them in an annoyed tone while I was taking my shoes off. For some reason, my wolf was suddenly very excited. I was not sure why he was suddenly so excited. He was still not talking with me. But I could see he was more annoyed to see Kevin and Nichole than I was that night. Their bright smiles were poking my wolf.

　　Hearing my question, Nichole giggled. As if I might have asked her something funny. I raised my brow and looked at them with that same annoyed look on my face. Showing them that I was not happy to see them at that moment inside my home. "Oh, we brought you a present, Elijah. I hope you are going to like it. You have been frustrated all along. We thought a little fun can take your mind off of things that are worrying you. Just to be clear, don't scare her away." Kevin replied to my questions. Then he winked at me. They walked towards the elevator to go away. I rolled my eyes at them. I was not sure they would be stupid enough to bring me a woman.

　　The last thing I wanted to see that night was the face of a prostitute. I walked towards my bedroom. I decided not to scream at whoever Nichole and Kevin had brought home. It wasn't her fault. She didn't know anything. I opened the door and that same delicious scent hit my nostrils. A smirk appeared on my face as for some reason, I was suddenly excited too. I locked the door and turned around. I was shocked to see the girl I have been looking for everywhere, in my bed. I gulped hard as I looked at her from head to toe. I couldn't help but appreciate the colour she was wearing. The biggest red nightie looked extremely gorgeous on her.

　　Within the blink of an eye, I was on top of her. My eyes were memorising every single detail about her beautiful body and her face. As my gaze went up towards her face, all my senses woke up again. I saw fear in her eyes and shame on her face. I raised my hand and she suddenly closed her eyes. As if she was afraid of me. I could never have hurt her. I just wanted to wipe those tears that were stabbing my heart for some reason. I wiped her tears and she opened her eyes. There was a confused look on her face. She looked more beautiful when confused. Ripped the tape off of her mouth and pulled the handkerchief out of her mouth.

　　"Are you thirsty?" I asked her. She nodded her head slowly. I hopped off of the bed and went towards my closet first. I grabbed one of my jackets as I could see her shivering. Then I stepped out of the closet and grabbed a bottle of water from the mini fridge in my bedroom. I walked towards the bed and crawled in. "If you promise to behave like a good girl, I can uncuff you. If you try to misbehave in front of me, I will become your worst nightmare. You got it?" I threatened her. She quickly nodded her head. I untied her first. She sat up on the bed. I first covered her half naked body with my jacket. Then I gave her the water bottle.

　　She uncapped the water bottle and downed its cold content one go. As if she was thirsty for ages. "What's your name?" I asked her in a low tone as she was done drinking water.

　　"Artemis. My name is Artemis Carter. Who are you? Where am I? Are you going to imprison me too?" she replied to me in a low and terrified tone. The innocent look on her face made my heart flutter. And at the same time, her words made my blood boil.

　　"You were imprisoned?" I asked her in a low tone. I might have been angry but I couldn't yell at her. I didn't want to scare her. And at the same time, my ego didn't want to give in so easily.

　　I was a mess and I had no idea what I was doing. Hearing my question, she nodded her head slowly. "Who imprisoned you? Do you know them?" I asked her after a few seconds. She was quick to shake her head in response, she didn't know who kept her prisoner for a month. I knew I was supposed to ask Kevin and Nichole where they might have found her and how. Because after all that long, I couldn't find her at all. I narrowed my head and closed my eyes. I already knew who might have screwed things like that for me. I was sure it was the Hills who might have captured her that night. The only question was that they entered my territory to abduct her, I wasn't sure why.

　　She tried to run away as she found me engrossed with my thoughts. Before she could have hopped off of the bed, I grabbed both of her wrists with one hand and pulled her back on the bed. I pinned her with the bed while glaring into her eyes. I shook my head slowly in a threatening way to her to understand that running away from me was forbidden for her. I was about to open my mouth to threaten her with words as well. She wouldn't have understood my gesture. But I was yet again surprised when she nodded her head in submission. As if she understood what I was trying to threaten her with.